Browns Gulch Dry Cottonwood (FR 85) — Butte in MT -- Camping Rules & Access
Browns Gulch Dry Cottonwood (FR 85) — Butte in MT
Road corridorBeaverhead-Deerlodge NF
17 mi from Deer Lodge
Maps 6,351 ft
Camping permission not confirmed
Miles 0–18.1 cross land the Forest Service doesn't manage; camping there needs the landowner's permission. Miles 0–18.4 are inside the of Butte-Silver Bow (balance), whose rules apply there. Miles 1.8–12.8 are inside the of Anaconda-Deer Lodge County, whose rules apply there.
Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest ↗
Stay limit: 16 consecutive days · 32 days total per calendar year · then move 0.5 mi
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Road Access
Difficult
- 1.1 of this road’s 7.5 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, mostly gravel with 1.1 miles of dirt.
- Estimated climb: 2,200 ft over 7.5 miles through 7 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 14% and pitches to 49%.
- Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~120 ft on the downhill side.
- Cattle guards 10.3 and 11.7 miles along the road.
Setting
Some privacy
- Moderately separated here.
- Blizzard Hill rises 7.0 miles northeast.
Climate averages
October normals 28–50°F, 1.5″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.